| Lineup | Widener | PG - Lawrence Bennett (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Alex Rogers (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven Stults (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Howard Wagner (fresh) 6 pts. C - Jay Betancourt (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Matthew Lee (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Matthew Pitts (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Mike Peterson (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Richard Stiles (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Matthew Baker (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Widener | Steven Stults inbounds the ball | 37-49 |
| Game Plan | Widener | Widener is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:42 | Widener | Lawrence Bennett scores on a fadeaway from the right wing set up by Alex Rogers | 39-49 |
| 19:28 | Illinois | Matthew Pitts throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-49 |
| 19:08 | Widener | Steven Stults misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 39-49 |
| 19:06 | Illinois | Matthew Baker grabs the board | 39-49 |
| 19:01 | Illinois | Matthew Pitts makes the floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Matthew Baker | 39-51 |
| 18:43 | Widener | Lawrence Bennett's floater is tipped away by Matthew Baker | 39-51 |
| 18:41 | Widener | Lawrence Bennett pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-51 |
| 18:24 | Widener | Howard Wagner misses short on a turnaround from close range | 39-51 |
| 18:22 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Mike Peterson | 39-51 |
| 18:17 | Illinois | Matthew Pitts clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 39-51 |
| 18:15 | Illinois | Matthew Baker snags the offensive board | 39-51 |
| 17:55 | Illinois | Mike Peterson misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 39-51 |
| 17:53 | Widener | Jay Betancourt gets the rebound | 39-51 |
| 17:31 | Widener | Mike Peterson is called for the reach on Jay Betancourt - foul #1 on Mike Peterson, team foul #1 | 39-51 |
| Subs | Widener | Francis Hogan (PF), Joseph Hofmeister (C) Howard Wagner, Jay Betancourt | |
| Subs | Illinois | Harold Tullos (SG), Marshall Branam (SF), Billy Bates (PF), David Woody (C) Matthew Lee, Mike Peterson, Richard Stiles, Matthew Baker | |
| 17:24 | Widener | Steven Stults misses badly on a jump hook near the basket | 39-51 |
| 17:22 | Illinois | Billy Bates snags the defensive board | 39-51 |
| 17:16 | Illinois | Harold Tullos comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 39-51 |
| 17:14 | Widener | Steven Stults snags the defensive board | 39-51 |
| 17:07 | Widener | Francis Hogan comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 39-51 |
| 17:06 | Illinois | David Woody grabs the board | 39-51 |
| 16:51 | Illinois | Matthew Pitts misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 39-51 |
| 16:49 | Widener | Joseph Hofmeister pulls down the rebound | 39-51 |
| 16:33 | Widener | Lawrence Bennett is hacked by David Woody - foul #2 on David Woody, team foul #2 | 39-51 |
| Subs | Widener | Robert Dauphin (PG), Larry Taylor (SF), Joseph Pritchard (C) Lawrence Bennett, Alex Rogers, Steven Stults | |
| Subs | Illinois | David St. Thomas (PG) Matthew Pitts | |
| 16:13 | Widener | Joseph Pritchard drills a jumper from the left wing and the foul's on David Woody - foul #3 on David Woody, team foul #3 | 41-51 |
| Subs | Widener | Howard Wagner (PF) Joseph Hofmeister | |
| Subs | Illinois | Matthew Lee (PG), Mike Peterson (SF), Richard Stiles (PF), Matthew Baker (C) David St. Thomas, Marshall Branam, Billy Bates, David Woody | |
| 16:13 | Widener | Joseph Pritchard makes the free throw | 42-51 |
| 15:47 | Illinois | Matthew Lee comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 42-51 |
| 15:46 | Widener | Larry Taylor grabs the board | 42-51 |
| Lineup | Widener | PG - Robert Dauphin (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Francis Hogan (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Larry Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Howard Wagner (fresh) 6 pts. C - Joseph Pritchard (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Matthew Lee (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Harold Tullos (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mike Peterson (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Stiles (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Matthew Baker (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:23 | Widener | Mike Peterson steals it from Francis Hogan | 42-51 |
| 15:07 | Illinois | Richard Stiles connects on the jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Matthew Lee | 42-53 |
| 14:52 | Widener | Robert Dauphin is fouled on the floor by Matthew Lee - foul #2 on Matthew Lee, team foul #4 | 42-53 |
| Subs | Widener | Lawrence Bennett (PG), Alex Rogers (SG), Steven Stults (SF), Joseph Hofmeister (PF), Jay Betancourt (C) Robert Dauphin, Francis Hogan, Larry Taylor, Howard Wagner, Joseph Pritchard | |
| Subs | Illinois | Alex Swanberg (SG), Marshall Branam (PF), David Woody (C) Harold Tullos, Richard Stiles, Matthew Baker | |
| 14:40 | Widener | Joseph Hofmeister connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Alex Rogers | 45-53 |
| 14:30 | Illinois | Alex Swanberg drills a shot from just outside the lane | 45-55 |
| 14:09 | Widener | Alex Rogers misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 45-55 |
| 14:08 | Widener | The offensive rebound goes to Steven Stults | 45-55 |
| 14:01 | Widener | Jay Betancourt misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 45-55 |
| 13:59 | Illinois | Mike Peterson snags the defensive board | 45-55 |
| 13:53 | Illinois | David Woody makes the driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Alex Swanberg | 45-57 |
| 13:24 | Widener | Alex Rogers makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Joseph Hofmeister | 48-57 |
| 13:08 | Illinois | Mike Peterson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-57 |
| Subs | Widener | Howard Wagner (PF) Joseph Hofmeister | |
| Subs | Illinois | Matthew Pitts (PG), Richard Stiles (PF), Matthew Baker (C) Matthew Lee, Mike Peterson, David Woody | |
| 12:53 | Widener | Steven Stults misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 48-57 |
| 12:51 | Widener | Howard Wagner misses the tip | 48-57 |
| 12:49 | Illinois | Richard Stiles gets the rebound | 48-57 |
| 12:45 | Illinois | Howard Wagner steals it from Alex Swanberg | 48-57 |
| 12:20 | Widener | Steven Stults buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Alex Rogers | 51-57 |
| 12:02 | Illinois | Alex Rogers steals it from Marshall Branam | 51-57 |
| 11:58 | Widener | Steven Stults lays it in on a nice dish by Alex Rogers | 53-57 |
| 11:53 | Illinois | Alex Swanberg comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 53-57 |
| 11:51 | Widener | Howard Wagner grabs the board | 53-57 |
| 11:44 | Widener | Steven Stults hits a floater in the paint set up by Lawrence Bennett and he's fouled by Marshall Branam - foul #1 on Marshall Branam, team foul #5 | 55-57 |
| Subs | Widener | Robert Dauphin (PG), Francis Hogan (SG), Joseph Hofmeister (C) Lawrence Bennett, Alex Rogers, Jay Betancourt | |
| Subs | Illinois | Harold Tullos (SG), Billy Bates (SF) Alex Swanberg, Marshall Branam | |
| 11:44 | Widener | Steven Stults misses the free throw | 55-57 |
| 11:44 | Illinois | Matthew Baker snags the defensive board | 55-57 |
| Lineup | Widener | PG - Robert Dauphin (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Francis Hogan (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Steven Stults (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Howard Wagner (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Joseph Hofmeister (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Matthew Pitts (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Harold Tullos (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Billy Bates (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Stiles (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Matthew Baker (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:17 | Illinois | Billy Bates loses the dribble to Joseph Hofmeister | 55-57 |
| 11:12 | Widener | Howard Wagner is hacked by Matthew Baker - foul #2 on Matthew Baker, team foul #6 | 55-57 |
| Subs | Widener | Larry Taylor (SF) Steven Stults | |
| Subs | Illinois | Nicholas Lundy (SF), David Woody (C) Richard Stiles, Matthew Baker | |
| 11:01 | Widener | Robert Dauphin comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 55-57 |
| 11:00 | Illinois | Billy Bates grabs the board | 55-57 |
| 10:54 | Illinois | Billy Bates banks in the layup | 55-59 |
| 10:30 | Widener | Larry Taylor scores on a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Francis Hogan | 58-59 |
| 10:25 | Illinois | Matthew Pitts scores on a 3 from the right corner | 58-62 |
| 10:10 | Widener | Howard Wagner hits the front of the rim on the runner from close range | 58-62 |
| 10:09 | Widener | Howard Wagner pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-62 |
| 09:51 | Widener | Nicholas Lundy steals it from Larry Taylor | 58-62 |
| 09:38 | Illinois | Billy Bates misses the fadeaway from the baseline | 58-62 |
| 09:36 | Illinois | Harold Tullos can't tip it in | 58-62 |
| 09:34 | Widener | Robert Dauphin pulls down the rebound | 58-62 |
| 09:18 | Widener | Howard Wagner misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 58-62 |
| 09:16 | Illinois | The rebound goes to David Woody | 58-62 |
| 09:11 | Illinois | Nicholas Lundy misses long on a jumper near the basket | 58-62 |
| 09:09 | Illinois | Billy Bates tips it home | 58-64 |
| 08:40 | Widener | Howard Wagner misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on David Woody - foul #4 on David Woody, team foul #7 | 58-64 |
| Subs | Widener | Lawrence Bennett (PG), Alex Rogers (SG), Steven Stults (SF), Jay Betancourt (C) Robert Dauphin, Francis Hogan, Larry Taylor, Joseph Hofmeister | |
| Subs | Illinois | Matthew Lee (PG), Alex Swanberg (SG), Mike Peterson (SF), Richard Stiles (PF), Matthew Baker (C) Matthew Pitts, Harold Tullos, Nicholas Lundy, Billy Bates, David Woody | |
| 08:40 | Widener | Howard Wagner makes the 1st free throw | 59-64 |
| 08:40 | Widener | Howard Wagner makes the 2nd free throw | 60-64 |
| 08:23 | Illinois | Mike Peterson is whistled for a carry | 60-64 |
| Subs | Widener | Joseph Pritchard (PF) Howard Wagner | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 08:14 | Widener | Lawrence Bennett is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on Lawrence Bennett, team foul #1 | 60-64 |
| 07:53 | Illinois | Alex Swanberg is fouled on the floor by Steven Stults - foul #2 on Steven Stults, team foul #2 | 60-64 |
| 07:34 | Illinois | Steven Stults picks off the pass by Matthew Baker | 60-64 |
| Lineup | Widener | PG - Lawrence Bennett (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Alex Rogers (fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - Steven Stults (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Joseph Pritchard (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Jay Betancourt (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Matthew Lee (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Alex Swanberg (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Mike Peterson (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Richard Stiles (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Matthew Baker (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:27 | Widener | Jay Betancourt misses the lay-in | 60-64 |
| 07:25 | Widener | Steven Stults tips it back up and in | 62-64 |
| 07:11 | Illinois | Richard Stiles is denied on a layup by Jay Betancourt | 62-64 |
| 07:10 | Widener | The rebound goes to Steven Stults | 62-64 |
| 06:54 | Widener | Lawrence Bennett clanks a fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Matthew Lee - foul #3 on Matthew Lee, team foul #8 | 62-64 |
| Subs | Widener | Francis Hogan (PF) Joseph Pritchard | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 06:54 | Widener | Lawrence Bennett makes the 1st free throw | 63-64 |
| 06:54 | Widener | Lawrence Bennett misses the 2nd free throw | 63-64 |
| 06:54 | Illinois | Richard Stiles grabs the board | 63-64 |
| 06:34 | Illinois | Alex Swanberg misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 63-64 |
| 06:32 | Widener | Francis Hogan grabs the defensive rebound | 63-64 |
| 06:17 | Widener | Steven Stults clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 63-64 |
| 06:15 | Illinois | Richard Stiles grabs the defensive rebound | 63-64 |
| 06:11 | Illinois | Matthew Lee clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 63-64 |
| 06:09 | Widener | Steven Stults gets the rebound | 63-64 |
| 05:48 | Widener | Lawrence Bennett buries a shot in the paint and the foul's on Alex Swanberg - foul #4 on Alex Swanberg, team foul #9 | 65-64 |
| Subs | Widener | Larry Taylor (SF), Joseph Hofmeister (PF), Joseph Pritchard (C) Alex Rogers, Steven Stults, Jay Betancourt | |
| Subs | Illinois | Matthew Pitts (PG), Harold Tullos (SG), Marshall Branam (SF), Billy Bates (PF), David Woody (C) Matthew Lee, Alex Swanberg, Mike Peterson, Richard Stiles, Matthew Baker | |
| 05:48 | Widener | Lawrence Bennett makes the free throw | 66-64 |
| 05:31 | Illinois | Matthew Pitts hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 66-64 |
| 05:30 | Widener | Joseph Hofmeister pulls down the rebound | 66-64 |
| 05:24 | Widener | Larry Taylor misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 66-64 |
| 05:22 | Illinois | David Woody grabs the defensive rebound | 66-64 |
| 05:00 | Illinois | Larry Taylor swats the shot by Matthew Pitts | 66-64 |
| 04:58 | Widener | Joseph Hofmeister pulls down the rebound | 66-64 |
| 04:46 | Widener | Lawrence Bennett misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 66-64 |
| 04:44 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Marshall Branam | 66-64 |
| 04:39 | Illinois | Harold Tullos misses long on a driving attempt from close range | 66-64 |
| 04:37 | Illinois | David Woody grabs the offensive board | 66-64 |
| 04:23 | Illinois | David Woody banks in the layup | 66-66 |
| 04:19 | Widener | Lawrence Bennett knocks in the runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Larry Taylor | 68-66 |
| 04:04 | Illinois | Francis Hogan steals the ball from Matthew Pitts | 68-66 |
| 04:01 | Widener | Francis Hogan misses the easy layup | 68-66 |
| 04:00 | Illinois | Harold Tullos pulls down the rebound | 68-66 |
| 03:53 | Illinois | Joseph Pritchard is called for the reach on David Woody - foul #2 on Joseph Pritchard, team foul #3 | 68-66 |
| Subs | Widener | Robert Dauphin (PG), Alex Rogers (SG), Steven Stults (SF), Howard Wagner (PF), Jay Betancourt (C) Lawrence Bennett, Francis Hogan, Larry Taylor, Joseph Hofmeister, Joseph Pritchard | |
| Subs | Illinois | Matthew Lee (PG), Alex Swanberg (SG), Mike Peterson (SF), Richard Stiles (PF), Matthew Baker (C) Matthew Pitts, Harold Tullos, Marshall Branam, Billy Bates, David Woody | |
| 03:43 | Illinois | Alex Swanberg clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 68-66 |
| 03:41 | Widener | Robert Dauphin pulls down the rebound | 68-66 |
| 03:25 | Widener | Robert Dauphin knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Jay Betancourt | 70-66 |
| Lineup | Widener | PG - Robert Dauphin (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alex Rogers (fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - Steven Stults (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. PF - Howard Wagner (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Jay Betancourt (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Matthew Lee (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Alex Swanberg (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Mike Peterson (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Richard Stiles (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Matthew Baker (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 02:56 | Illinois | Jay Betancourt swats the layup by Matthew Lee | 70-66 |
| 02:54 | Widener | Jay Betancourt grabs the defensive rebound | 70-66 |
| 02:39 | Widener | Mike Peterson steps in front of the Jay Betancourt pass | 70-66 |
| 02:34 | Illinois | Mike Peterson blows the layup | 70-66 |
| 02:33 | Illinois | Richard Stiles misses the tip | 70-66 |
| 02:31 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Matthew Lee | 70-66 |
| 02:25 | Illinois | Matthew Baker misses short on a floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Jay Betancourt - foul #2 on Jay Betancourt, team foul #4 | 70-66 |
| Subs | Widener | Joseph Hofmeister (C) Jay Betancourt | |
| Subs | Illinois | Marshall Branam (PF) Richard Stiles | |
| 02:25 | Illinois | Matthew Baker makes the 1st free throw | 70-67 |
| 02:25 | Illinois | Matthew Baker makes the 2nd free throw | 70-68 |
| 02:21 | Widener | Widener calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-68 |
| Subs | Widener | Lawrence Bennett (PG) Robert Dauphin | |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Stiles (PF) Marshall Branam | |
| 02:00 | Widener | Steven Stults is fouled on the floor by Mike Peterson - foul #2 on Mike Peterson, team foul #10 | 70-68 |
| Subs | Widener | Jay Betancourt (C) Joseph Hofmeister | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 02:00 | Widener | Steven Stults makes the 1st free throw | 71-68 |
| 02:00 | Widener | Steven Stults misses the 2nd free throw | 71-68 |
| 02:00 | Illinois | Richard Stiles pulls down the rebound | 71-68 |
| 01:54 | Illinois | Richard Stiles banks in the layup set up by Matthew Lee | 71-70 |
| 01:48 | Widener | Alex Rogers buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Jay Betancourt | 74-70 |
| 01:30 | Illinois | Richard Stiles blows the layup | 74-70 |
| 01:29 | Illinois | Alex Swanberg grabs the offensive board | 74-70 |
| 01:16 | Illinois | Mike Peterson misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 74-70 |
| 01:14 | Widener | Howard Wagner gets the rebound | 74-70 |
| 00:50 | Widener | Jay Betancourt hits the front of the rim on the jumper from close range | 74-70 |
| 00:48 | Widener | Steven Stults pulls down the offensive rebound | 74-70 |
| Game Plan | Widener | Widener is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:47 | Widener | Steven Stults is hacked by Richard Stiles - foul #2 on Richard Stiles, team foul #11 | 74-70 |
| 00:47 | Widener | Steven Stults makes the 1st free throw | 75-70 |
| 00:47 | Widener | Steven Stults makes the 2nd free throw | 76-70 |
| Game Plan | Widener | Widener is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:42 | Illinois | Mike Peterson hits a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Matthew Lee | 76-73 |
| Game Plan | Widener | Widener is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:15 | Widener | Jay Betancourt comes up short on the fadeaway from the left block | 76-73 |
| 00:14 | Widener | The offensive rebound goes to Jay Betancourt | 76-73 |
| Game Plan | Widener | Widener is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:12 | Widener | Jay Betancourt is hacked by Matthew Baker - foul #3 on Matthew Baker, team foul #12 | 76-73 |
| Subs | Widener | Francis Hogan (PF) Howard Wagner | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 00:12 | Widener | Jay Betancourt misses the 1st free throw | 76-73 |
| 00:12 | Widener | Jay Betancourt makes the 2nd free throw | 77-73 |
| 00:06 | Illinois | Matthew Baker's corner 3pt jumper is blocked by Jay Betancourt | 77-73 |
| 00:05 | Widener | Francis Hogan pulls down the rebound | 77-73 |
| 00:04 | Widener | Alex Swanberg is called for the reach on Francis Hogan in the backcourt - foul #5 on Alex Swanberg, team foul #13 | 77-73 |
| Subs | Widener | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Matthew Pitts (SG) Alex Swanberg | |
| 00:04 | Widener | Francis Hogan makes the 1st free throw | 78-73 |
| 00:04 | Widener | Francis Hogan makes the 2nd free throw | 79-73 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Matthew Pitts misses short on a halfcourt shot | 79-73 |